This means that the process was still running when the script tried to remove the user.
http://wiki.debian.org/AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts discusses if a system user should get deleted after all. However, the MySQL process should have been stopped anyway. ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531225 Title: package mysql-server-4.1 failed to remove: exit status 8 - userdel: user mysql is currently logged in To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-4.1/+bug/531225/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
